| The Pirate's Daughter Contributor(s): Cezair-Thompson, Margaret (Author) |
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ISBN: 0812979427 ISBN-13: 9780812979428 Publisher: Random House Trade OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Biographical - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008275304 |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 5.28" W x 8" (0.67 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: WINNER OF THE ESSENCE LITERARY AWARD IN FICTION In 1946, Hollywood's most famous swashbuckler, Errol Flynn, arrived in Jamaica in a storm-ravaged boat. After a long and celebrated career on the silver screen, Flynn spent the last years of his life on a small island off the Jamaican coast, where he fell in love with the people, the paradisiacal setting, and the privacy, and brought a touch of Tinseltown glamour to the West Indian community. Based on those years, The Pirate's Daughter imagines an affair between the aging matinee star and Ida, a beautiful local girl. Flynn's affections are unpredictable but that doesn't stop Ida from dreaming of a life with him, especially after the birth of their daughter, May. Margaret Cezair-Thompson weaves stories of mothers and daughters, fathers and lovers, country and kin, into this compelling, dual-generational coming-of-age tale of two women struggling to find their way in a nation wrestling with its own independence. |
